Corgi is proud to present a brand new Aviation Archive tooling _ the Curtiss P-40B Warhawk/Tomahawk.The Curtiss P-40 Warhawk is not generally regarded as one of the most accomplished fighters of the Second World War, but it is difficult to think of a more important aircraft for both Britain and America in the months following the end of the Battle of Britain. At a time when both Britain and France were desperate for as many modern monoplane fighters they could lay their hands on, the Curtiss...

Focke-Wulf Fw 190F-8, 'Black 3' Feldwebel Eugen Lorcher, II./SG2, 5 Staffel, Aufthausen, 8th May 1945, Fiance Rescue FlightAs Allied forces closed on Germany from all sides and the war in Europe was coming to an end, there was one thing that frightened German servicemen more than anything else,capture by the Red Army. Luftwaffe pilot Eugen Lorcher had no intention of letting this happen and on the evening of 8th May, he fuelled up his Focke-Wulf and prepared to escape to the west. Taking off...

Hawker Hurricane Mk.I V7357/SD-F, Sgt. J.H 'Ginger' Lacey, RAF No.501 Squadron, Gravesend, Sep 1940The exploits of the glorious Few. during the Battle of Britain are the stuff of legend and standing right at the head of this illustrious group of men was James "Ginger". Lacey, Hurricane pilot and proud son of Yorkshire. Flying throughout the Battle of Britain, Lacey was credited with eighteen aerial victories, making him the second highest scoring British fighter ace of the Battle - every one...

North American B-25B Mitchell, 40-2249, "Hari Kari-er", Doolittle Raid, 1942 (1:72)As the USS Hornet task force approached the Japanese coast, they were spotted by an enemy ship and decided to launch their aircraft early. Just after 8am on 18th April 1942, sixteen B-25 bombers lifted off the relatively short deck of USS Hornet and set course for Japan � this would be the first time that any of these airmen had taken off from the deck of an aircraft carrier at sea. Flying at extremely low...

North American F-51D Mustang, 44-12943/FF-943 "Was that too fast" 18th Fighter Bomber Group, USAF, Chinhae Airfield, South Korea, 1951At the start of the Korean War, significant numbers of Mustang fighters were available to the USAF, although most were now serving with Air National Guard units. Now designated F-51D, the Mustang was no longer the premier fighter aircraft it was in WWII, due to the advent of jet technology, but it was still a highly capable long-range strike aircraft. As a close...

North American Mustang Mk.IV Werner Christie No.150 Wing RAF Hunsdon 1945 As its history was very much connected to British requirements it is no surprise that the Mustang was used extensively by the Royal Air Force during WWII from the early Allison, powered Mustang I to the Dallas produced Packard Merlin powered IVa. The final victory for a WWII RAF Mustang belonged to Norwegian ace Werner Christie who was flying his personal machine KH790. Following the conclusion of a successful bomber...

Aviation Archive Special Features: Detailed Crew Figure(s), Optional Undercarriage Down, Rotatable PropellersEstablished at Hamilton Field, California in December 1942, the 362nd Fighter Squadron was predominately made up of pilots and ground personnel recently out of USAAF training schools. Just a few months later in October 1943, the Squadron was ready for overseas deployment to Europe. The Squadron was equipped with various models of the P-51 Mustang and was committed to combat on 11th...

Royal Aircraft Factory SE5a C1149/W 'Schweinhund' Capt. Duncan Grinnell-Milne No.56 Sqn RFC 1918 Duncan Grinnell-Milne was seconded to the Royal Flying Corps in 1915 and following his flying training he joined No.16 Squadron in France scoring his fir,st aerial victory flying a BE2. In late 1915 he was shot down and crash landed behind enemy lines. Captured by German forces he was forced to spend more than two years in a German prisoner of war camp before eventually escaping and making his way...

Westland Lynx HAS 3 ICE XZ246 (434/EE) is one of a number of helicopters, which have served on board Antarctic survey and ice patrol vessel HMS Endurance, in particularly challenging conditions. For this specific role, some of the equipment usually found on Royal Navy Lynx aircraft was removed, but the reliable Lynx proved to be essential in the effective polar operations of Endurance. Two ice modified Lynx aircraft were usually carried on board HMS Endurance, at any one time.When considering...